This bright family from lighting specialist Plumen has brought design to an everyday object. The low-energy bulb is a sexed-up version of standard forms in curving lines to form droplet shape that comes in standard mini styles thus suitable for main lights and also lamps.
The drop cap covers the top of the bulb and ceiling rose in powder-coated metal and has a woven fabric wire match (whether red, white, black or copper versions).
The Pharaoh shade is a re-worked classic by Hulger for Lightyears that is mirrored when the light is off, but becomes translucent when on, to compliment the 001 bulb.
Plumen have really captured the zeitgeist with this one, recognizing the beautiful meme that is the Compact Fluorescent Light bulb, and (with a little grooming) letting it speak for itself. No longer is a light source something to be hidden away, but now the light emitted is pleasing, and the shape is lovely too. The Pharaoh celebrates the bulb whilst hiding it when unlit, in a clever twist of character.
It would work well in a functional space, such as a kitchen, office or workshop thanks to it’s celebration of function plus form, but also its warm industrial look. The lighting level given out (680 lumen of color temperature 2700k (warm white light), to get technical) is an improvement on traditional tungsten, so it is perfect for work areas, Wherever you put it though, you’ll win on an 80% reduction in electricity use and 8 times fewer bulb changes.
Don’t hide your light under a bushel, show it off!
Bulb: Screw or Bayonet cap, 11 Watts, 220 Volts or 120 Volts, 192mm x 100 x 91mm or 158mm x 74mm x 70mm, 8000 hrs lifetime.
Drop Cap & Pendant; 2m cable, adjustable, 99mm cap, ceiling rose 50mm deep x 55mm diameter, screw fitting only.
Pharaoh Shade; Dimensions: 330mm Wide x 306mm High, 1kg
3m cable
Designer: Bulb, Drop Cap & Pendant;Plumen, Pharaoh; Hulger for Lightyears.
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